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  • This house as Prosper Michael would move to Accra.

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    Prosper Michael, a young man in his mid-twenties, faces a life-changing decision on his birthday. He must choose between staying in Kumasi; a town where life is stable and his basic needs are met and he has a job as a writer and researcher, or moving to Accra, a city full of uncertainty but rich with opportunity. In Kumasi, he has comfort and security but limited chances for growth. In Accra, he faces risk and unpredictability, yet the possibility of a better future.

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 13 · 2025-08-22

  • This house, as an developing country, would heavily subsidise it's "H-1B visa's"

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    The concept of a "H-1B visa" is a non-immigrant visa that allows employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in specialty occupations and professions such as IT, engineering, finance, medicine, architecture, and more. It may take on a different name, such as South Africa's "Critical Skill Visa" or Nigeria's "STR visa".

    Friday Night Debates 2025: An African Debate Super League · Power Pair 7 · 2025-08-22

  • The parliament believes that Sompurna Bishwas should move into a new house.

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    Sampurna Biswas is a young woman who has recently moved out of her parents’ house to live independently in a small new apartment. The apartment is cramped, eerie, and uninhabitable—yet it’s the only option within her means. Sampurna is presented with an opportunity to move into a large, beautiful apartment, which is like her dream; however, to afford the rent, she needs to take on a new corporate job that she finds morally unacceptable. Her lifelong beliefs prevent her from taking such a job. For the sake of argument, it is assumed that she will not have any other job opportunities and returning to her parents' home is not an option.

    NGHSDS 2ND National Debate Festival 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-22

  • This house supports the EU's push for "strategic autonomy" in defence

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    EU strategic autonomy refers to the European Union's capacity to act independently in key policy areas, particularly in security and defense, without undue reliance on other global powers through NATO. For example, in the "Readiness 2030" initiative, European nations would commit to raising up to €800 billion for defense investments over the coming years.

    Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-08-20

  • This house supports the rise of neobanks

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    Neobanks are banking services which are entirely online and do not have physical branches. Neobanks often do not have their own banking licenses, but rather rely on partner banks for regulatory frameworks. Examples include Touch N Go E-Wallet, BigPay, Wise, and Monzo.

    Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-08-20

  • This house believes that the glorification of theoretical research over applied research does more harm than good.

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    Theoretical research develops abstract concepts and models, while applied research uses knowledge to solve real-world problems.

    Vietnam Debate Open 2025 · School Junior (U-15) Semifinals · 2025-08-20

  • This house regrets the recent rise of private credit

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    Private credit refers to lending by non-bank financial institutions (e.g., private equity firms, investment banks, and insurance and asset managers) most often to small and mid-sized businesses. Having seen explosive growth since 2020, private credit has become a competitive alternative to syndicated loans offered by traditional banks. The global private credit market is now estimated to be roughly $2 trillion in size.

    LUMS Intervarsity 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-08-19

  • This house, as an up-and-coming young game designer, W rather work in an indie studio rather than a triple A studio

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    Indie game studios are video game studios that are newer and more independent in comparison to larger video game developers, also known as ‘triple A studios’. Examples of triple A studios include Sony, Nintendo, or Ubisoft. Indie game studios have produced commercially successful games, such as Minecraft, Limbo and Undertale.

    LUMS Intervarsity 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-08-19

  • This house supports the use of the Moneyball strategy over traditional evaluations in team sports.

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    “Moneyball” refers to the use of advanced statistical analysis in sports to evaluate player performance, guide recruitment, and optimize in-game strategies. This approach relies on data-driven metrics such as expected goals (football), and player efficiency rating (basketball), on-base percentage (baseball), Traditional evaluations, on the other hand, is based on qualitative assessments by coaches and scouts who evaluate players through live observation, physical attributes, in-game instincts, perceived potential, etc.

    LUMS Intervarsity 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-08-19